Congo vs Nigeria: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Congo
2.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
178th
Nigeria rank
181st
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.26 kilograms per hectare against 1.99 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.27 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kilograms per hectare | 0.0811 kilograms per hectare | 1.43 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.69 kilograms per hectare | 2.3 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 2.88 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.64 kilograms per hectare | 4.33 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 3.26 kilograms per hectare | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.737 kilograms per hectare | 6.86 kilograms per hectare | 6.12 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 7.02 kilograms per hectare | 3.41 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Nigeria?
- Congo, at 2.26 kilograms per hectare against 1.99 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.27 kilograms per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.